1996 United States presidential election in Delaware

The 1996 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1996 United States presidential election in Delaware

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Nominee Bill Clinton Bob Dole Ross Perot Party Democratic Republican Reform Home state Arkansas Kansas Texas Running mate Al Gore Jack Kemp Patrick Choate Electoral vote 3 0 0 Popular vote 140,355 99,062 28,719 Percentage 51.82% 36.58% 10.60%

County Results Clinton   40-50%   50-60%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President Bill Clinton Democratic

Delaware was won by President Bill Clinton (D) over Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Clinton winning 51.82% to 36.58% by a margin of 15.24%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform Party of the United States of America-TX) finished in third, with 10.60% of the popular vote.^[1] As of the 2024 presidential election^[update], this is the last election in which Sussex County voted for the Democratic candidate, and the last time a presidential candidate won all three counties in the state.

Results

1996 United States presidential election in Delaware
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Bill Clinton (incumbent)	Al Gore (incumbent)	140,355	51.82%	3
	Republican	Bob Dole	Jack Kemp	99,062	36.58%	0
	Unaffiliated	Ross Perot	Patrick Choate	28,719	10.60%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	Jo Jorgensen	2,052	0.76%	0
	U.S. Taxpayers' Party	Howard Phillips	Herbert Titus	348	0.13%	0
	Natural Law	Dr. John Hagelin	Mike Tompkins	274	0.10%	0
	Write-in	Ralph Nader	Winona LaDuke	18	0.01%	0
	No party	Write-in		17	0.01%	0

By county

County	Bill Clinton Democratic		Bob Dole Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	18,327	46.69%	15,932	40.59%	4,993	12.72%	2,395	6.10%	39,252
New Castle	98,837	55.05%	60,943	33.94%	19,766	11.01%	37,894	21.11%	179,546
Sussex	23,191	44.59%	22,187	42.66%	6,634	12.75%	1,004	1.93%	52,012
Totals	140,355	51.78%	99,062	36.54%	31,667	11.68%	41,293	15.24%	271,084

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Kent
• Sussex

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. Dave Leip's Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results - 1996 Delaware Results